Breaking down the Bengals cap situation

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(03-05-2016, 02:29 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: That would be Aqib Talib, who Revis actually replaced. The other starting CB who left with Revis was Brandon Browner, who signed with the Saints.

I think you have a bit of a point (that players rarely take discounts to pursue championships), but Revis and Browner probably aren't the best examples to use. Both signed with the Pats for cheap in order to chase a ring. They got their rings, so they went back to pursuing $$$.

Revis received from the Patriots a $10 million signing bonus, $500k per game bonus ($8 million regular season +$1.5 million post-season). So, Revis was $19+ million.
Where in this contract do you see a discount?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2014/03/13/darrelle-revis-new-england-contract-confirmed/6364995/

All these players left the Patriots in Free Agency. So no discount to the home team.

Browner signed a 3 year - $17 million contract. Not too cheap.